Relief from pollen-laden wind arrives this weekend and dry weather is predicted for the Magpie's first Mitre 10 Cup game today.
MetService meteorologist April Clark said before dawn scattered rain would lift to a cloudy day, with the inclement weather returning for a late afternoon encore, by which time McLean Park in Napier would have emptied after a 2.30pm kick-off against the Southland Stags.
A complex low-pressure system was moving across Hawke's Bay from the west over the next two days, leaving low-pressure systems behind it, she said.
Sunday would start off fine but rain would develop in the early afternoon as northeasterlies swung to the south as the front departed.
The maximum temperature would be 15C on both Saturday and Saturday with a minimum of 7C.
"It is cooler, because there is more cloud about during the day, but also pretty mild overnight because the cloud helps keep any heat from radiating away," she said.